Gallant D’Tigress Bow Out of the Olympics
The Nigerian women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, ended their historic outing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France after an 88-74 point loss to the United States in the quarterfinals. Read more about Sports Nigeria entered the game after making history as the first African basketball team (male and female) to advance to […]
Peter Obi Speaks on Transformative Governance in Nigeria at Harvard University
In his usual tour around the world, Peter Obi, Presidential standard bearer of the Labour Party, landed at Harvard University yesterday to discuss transformative governance in Nigeria. Read more about Politics Mr Peter Obi stated that Nigeria needs a transformational government at the event. According to him, he promised that he will: “offer a […]
Comparative Cost Of Party Nomination Forms In the UK, the USA, and Nigeria
Three days ago, eyes began to roll and heads began to spin where the ruling party of All Progressive Congress pegged its presidential nomination form at 100 million Naira. It did not go down well with a larger section of the country, however, the party chairman and other senior party chieftains had their justifications. Read […]
Ckay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’ Attains Gold Status In The US
Ckay is one of the most sought-after Afrobeat acts around the globe. Fast-rising Nigerian music act Chukwuka Ekweani popularly known as Ckay hit a new height in the global entertainment scene after his ‘Love Nwantiti’ song was certified Gold in the United States of America. Read more about Entertainment Love Nwantiti attained Gold status […]
Women In Sports: Nneka Ogwumike
Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria “Nneka” Ogwumike is undoubtedly one of the greatest Nigerian basketball players in history. The eldest of the Ogwumike sisters (basketball trio), Nneka was born in Tomball, Texas, USA, on July 2nd, 1990. Read more about Sports Her talent would show at an early age as she had to choose Stanford University […]
Tokyo 2020: FIBA Disqualifies Nneka Ogwumike And Elizabeth Williams From Representing Nigeria
The duo of former WNBA MVP, Nneka Ogwumike, and Elizabeth Olatayo Williams, have been declared ineligible to represent Nigeria by the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA). Read more about Sports Both players were informed by the ruling basketball body of their ineligibility to play for Nigeria owing to “substantial involvement’’ with the United […]
Women In Sports: Elizabeth Olatayo Williams
British-born Nigerian-American basketball star, Elizabeth Olatayo Williams, is currently in camp with the Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, and has been outstanding just like the rest of the squad. Born on June 23rd, 1993, in Colchester, Essex, England, Olatayo played college basketball for Duke University in the United States. Read more about Sports […]
Nigerian Teenager Bags 19 Full Scholarships In The US And Canada
Victory Yinka-Banjo, a teenager who scored nine A’s in the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), 2020, has secured 19 full scholarships from high profile American and Canadian schools. Read more about Education At just the age of 17, the secondary school graduate has reportedly received over $5 million dollars scholarship worth to […]
US Secretary Of State Blinken To Meet With Buhari Over Security And Economy
In a move that signifies the first major diplomatic engagement with the United States since President Joe Biden‘s inauguration in January 2021, the US Secretary of State (SoS), Antony Blinken, is meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more about Politics The Blinken first trip to Africa, which is a virtual meeting via audio-visual means, […]
Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Team Nigeria’s Bronze Medal Win At The 1984 Olympics
Without a doubt, Nigeria is one of the African countries with an interesting athletics history, especially in the Olympic Games. It is rare for the West African nation to feature in the biggest global sporting event and fail to win a medal. However, there is always a story behind the start of every successful […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Electoral College In Nigeria (8)
I am super glad that you are still reading, please what do you think about the previous articles? I would love to read your thoughts in the comment section. The electoral college votes for each state also does not change even with an increase in the population of any state. Therefore, states which have had […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Electoral College (7)
Today we continue from the previous article. The Electoral College, though criticised even by some Americans of modern-day political thought, is a way by which each of the 50 states in the U.S can have a quota vote in choosing the U.S president. The allocated electoral college votes of a state have remained constant […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Elections Are Conducted By Individual States (6)
If you are following this special series, you must have read the previous article on True Federalism! The 50 states which make up the U.S federation individually conduct elections which usher in a new government either within the state, Congress or as an aggregator for the presidential position. It is a sum of all […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: True Federalism And Restructuring (5)
In the previous article, we emphasised on the separation of power and check and balances in the US democracy. Significantly, many of the founding fathers of America penned a series of documents which also helped to shape the fortunes of the country 232 years later. Because the founding fathers of America had True Federalism […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Separation of Powers – Judiciary, Legislature and Executive Arms (4)
As stated in the previous article, much as the powers of the arms of government are separated yet they are also intricately woven to serve as checks excesses on each other and ensure balance. For instance, the Vice President doubles as the Senate President and only presides at important congressional functions such as the […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Separation Of Powers – Judiciary, Legislature, Executive Arms (3)
Following the previous publications –Part 1 and Part 2– we’ll also be highlighting some lessons from the US Democracy. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, John James who was one of the founding fathers of America capitulated and helped to develop a plan to divide the federal government into three branches—legislature, executive and judiciary—each […]